December 2010
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Fireworks Show on the Q Line
Snowpocalypse isn’t all that bad. Check out the free fireworks show the folks that live along the Q train got!
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Snowed In
As a result of our first major snow storm of the year here in New York City, there have been reports of snow inside underground subway stations and passengers getting stuck on trains for hours. This sculpture by artist Brina Thurston seems way too appropriate as a representation of what straphangers are experiencing in the aftermath of Snowpocalypse 2010.
‘Master Station’ was on...
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Weekend Abstraction: Toxic Sludge
I found this delicious neon green puddle at Canal Street. Bon appetit!
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Subway Gift Ideas - Underground Signs
Looking for a gift for the train buff in your life? Look no further. Underground Signs is a company that makes customized NYC subway signs. Not only can they recreate actual signs from the MTA’s 468 stations, they can also make completely personalized ones, like the Konami code above (video game nerds will get this one). The signs are officially licensed by the MTA. They also just obtained...
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Make Your Own Kind of Mosaic
Ted Stanke is a local artist with an unusual medium. He uses pieces of U.S. currency for his sculptures and mosaics. In the piece above he reproduced the mosaic signage at the Wall Street station. Ted’s sign would be way more appropriate than the original. Too bad mutilating currency is controversial and the MTA would never allow it. But I digress.
The artist has made everything from...
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Erica Garber, Artist
Several readers have asked me about the anonymous artist who created and installed this branch at 14th and 6th Avenue. I am pleased to announce that she has put up another piece and that she is going public! Her name is Erica Garber and she is very excited to share her work with the world. She recently installed her second subway piece which you can see above. As with most subway art, this work...
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Going Downtown
This is the same station I get off at to go to work.
Photo by Snap one
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A New York Mona Lisa
This awesome Mona Lisa was made out of MetroCards by artist Juan Carlos Pinto. The Guatemala-born artist takes pride in the use of these non-biodegradable materials his medium. From his site:
The idea of using these non-biodegradable cards is to reinforce recycling and prolonging its use indefinitely while providing the artist with a source free material. It is also a way of reminding us about...
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Weekend Abstraction: Tears and Tags
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Signage Pwnage
This sign was clearly altered—the MTA would never spend precious money on a warning sign.
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Masters of the Subway: Keith Haring
Keith Haring became famous for his iconic “radiant baby” drawings and for his large pop art murals. He first caught the public’s attention, though, by doing chalk drawings in New York City’s subway. Below is a collection of photos of Haring and this body of work.
Haring died of AIDS in February of 1990. After he was diagnosed he created the Keith Haring...
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Happy Hanukkah!
This awesome card design is by Cheryl Berkowitz, a graphic artist from Brooklyn. You can get your own right here!
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